Cool Tools Episodes

In this episode, host Chris Grundy goes outside to do some yard work. He discovers a pruner with a 20-foot reach, a chainsaw powered by hand, a wheelbarrow with a revolutionary new design, a water saving device for sprinklers and a wood chipper that's lean and mean,
plus a trip to the John Deere factory

In this episode, host Chris Grundy, discovers some basic tools with a new twist. A simple wrench goes hi-tech, a utility knife on wheels, a powerful scrub brush, and a screwdriver that makes an impact. We take a trip to the Klein factory to see how they make their popular pliers, and at the Lennox factory we check out blades strong enough to cut a car in half.

From sprayers to a roller that cuts in, host Chris Grundy reveals all kinds of tools for painting, prepping, and cleaning up. A tool that makes choosing paint colors easier, wall paint that kids can draw on, a cover up for fresh paint, a leakproof masking tape for trim, and a powerful tool for eating away old paint. Plus, a secret ingredient is revealed at the Rust-Oleum factory

In this episode we look at all kind of cutting tools from a chop saw that cuts through brick and quarter inch steel, to a reciprocating saw that contorts into every conceivable angle so you don't have to.
We also take a look a miter saw with an adjustable laser guide, a drawknife for log furniture making, and a smart new jigsaw with dozens of settings including one for bevel cuts.
Plus we go to a factory in Buffalo to get the lowdown on RGC's powerful HydraCutter, a chainsaw that cuts through concrete and stone using water power and diamond dust. We'll also head to Greenlee factory in Rockford Illinois to see how they manufacture and test their cool new hole saws.

Host Chris Grundy, checks out a fold-up table saw that packs up fast. A safer, quicker way to lift heavy loads, a sleek profile toolbox for pickups, kneepads with wheels, and a tools that secures your load. Plus, a trip to the American Sportworks to see how the UTV is made.

In this episode of Cool Tools host, Chris Grundy, discovers some handy tools like an attachment for your drill that cuts through sheet metal, an easier way to caulk, a hydraulically driven vise, and a powerful planer with a dust collector. Plus, an easier way to carry plywood, a gadget to sharpen your drill bits and factory tours of Ridgid and Fastenal

In this episode, host Chris Grundy discovers cool woodworking tools. A fast-carving chisel, a twisty template for making curvey cuts, and a track saw that stays in the groove. Make dovetail joints in minutes, a tenon cut in seconds, and take a trip to the "Tool Hunters" museum

Host Chris Grundy gets it all together with clamps, glues, and magnets. A vise that covers all the angles, a lithium ion staple gun with a sleek new design, a new way to connect pipes without flux or solder. Plus heavy-duty magnets for all kinds of jobs, a concrete fastener with lots of firepower, and a trip to the Liquid Nails factory to find out what makes it so strong.

From clamps and vise grips to ropes and fasteners, host Chris Grundy has tools that are going to help you hang tight. Little green suckers give you a hand when you're working solo, pliers that lock with a click, a table with clamps that slide in place, solder pipes without the torch, and a trip to the Bevis factory shows how rope is made

Host Chris Grundy reveals some tools that really measure up like a digital level that convertsmeasurments for you, digital calipers with an easy to read display, and a tape measure with a holster. A trip to the Swanson factory to see how their popular speed square is made and at the Crick Level factory find out just how they get the bubble in a level.

Host Chris Grundy, checks out tools that transforms shape according to the job. Like a portable worktable, a blade that turns your circular saw into a chainsaw, and one cordless power base that works with four tools for yard work. Plus a combo tool that goes from axe to shovel and beyond. Turn a drill into a caulk gun or mini-lathe, a recip saw that can clean your grill and a motorized wheelbarrow that climbs stairs and an adjustable wrench with super sharp blades.

Join host, Chris Grundy, as he reveals some cool tools for remodeling. Check out a laser guided wet tile saw, a slide square that fits in your back pocket, a laser guide disc that retrofits to your miter saw, and an infrared paint striper that breaks the bond between paint and wood. Plus, see the manufacturing process at the Hyde factory and see how their high quality wall finishing tools are made.